Everlasting winter continues!

As our winter season at the velodrome wraps up, I wanted to thank the tireless effort of Amanda and CJ, club members who put in a lot of effort to make our first season at the velodrome a stunning success. We had had over 30 ERTC-only sessions at the velodrome, with each one being near capacity, and over 50 members certified, via our program and the public programs!

Amanda and CJ put in many hours of their personal time, often within their own busy schedules (Amanda posted the plan for our last session tonight during a short break WHILE race directing Nationals this weekend) to create a program that managed to blend various levels of fitness with similar levels of track experience and managed to do it well, with smiles on all sides (metaphorically).

Going forward, they will be winding down their involvement and with the knowledge transfer in place, you will see other ride leaders stepping up to help them out with leading any sessions we may hold (don’t worry, they aren’t going anywhere). With all we’ve learned, we hope that we can all pitch in a little more so that they aren’t as stressed!

And yes, we are still missing 1 bike bag. Yay we found one! WHERE IS THE LAST ONE?!

Pic: Coach Amanda Yelling Encouragement at Ryan PC: Tim B.

Club Updates: 

  • Training camp is Saturday, April 25 to Sunday, May 3 this year. You can join #training-camp-talks on slack at https://edmontonroada-7u36621.slack.com/archives/C037DGKBB5X (or just find it on your sidebar) if you are interested. 

  • Interested or new to racing? Check out our try racing program here: https://forms.gle/jvtr4eh5awdvmQ6p6 - If you have any questions about starting racing in general, please let Jordon Magico know, as he is stepping up to help administer the program, as well as been another resource for our racing exploits. 

Velodrome Updates: 

  • March 30 2026 is our last weekly session. Please stay tuned for updates regarding Spring / Summer season.

  • Activity Messenger Linkie: https://activitymessenger.com/org/4494/

  • Please continue to RSVP on both Activity Messenger and strava, however only RSVP on Activity Messenger if you are certain you are able to attend, and if you must bow out, to let somebody know ahead of time, as slots are limited to ensure a good experience for everyone and to ensure we are not in violation of safety regulations. We recommend only RSVPing for sessions 1 week in advance, as it has happened where people RSVP for multiple sessions in advance and have forgotten / no showed. 

Ride Updates:

Racing/Event/ABA Updates:

  • You can now register for your 2026 UCI Race License (This is especially important if you are attending any events early season) as part of the club registration process. Should you choose to register for your license later on in the season, the cost of a community membership will be deducted from your race license cost.

General Reminders:

  • Official Rides are posted on strava. If you haven’t requested to join, please do so here: https://www.strava.com/clubs/2845 if you’ve applied and haven’t heard back, e-mail me, but first, make sure your strava name matches your registration name.

  • Day to day communication and general chatter is via slack. You can join here: https://join.slack.com/t/edmontonroada-7u36621/shared_invite/zt-1t5qvezds-JotWB~e_EJcXrD9NArQarA - this is where you can get real time updates about unofficial rides, talk bikes with club members, and sell your stuff to other club members! If you identify as female and would like to be included in the WoERTC communications and event announcements, please message Heather Curtis on Slack to be added to the private WoERTC channel. Please remember to use the “reply in thread” feature when using slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) Starting January 19, 2026 the Reply in Thread Policy will apply in ALL channels. You will be reminded to reply in thread if you dont. 

  • We’ve partnered with the City of Edmonton to offer 20% off monthly memberships and 15% off punch passes at all COE Recreation centers. If you want to use to program, send me an email or a message and I will write you a letter you can present to the front desk (showing them the email is fine) You can find out the full pricing and information here: https://www.edmonton.ca/activities_parks_recreation/corporate-wellness-program

Have a cool photo from the last week you want featured? Send it to me via email (I need the resolution) and I’ll make it the header photo! Cool way to show off what you’ve been up to!